Seriously though : I had never heard of Kenny G before, and I actually listened to one of his songs, just to check what it was all about. Can't remember the title now... Songbird ? Probably the most mainstream title from Kenny G.I gotta say although I'm not a fan at all, I think Pat Metheny's take on Kenny G's music is really harsh.It's definitely not music that I find amazingly great, but calling it something along the lines of " the stupidest music that could ever possibly be in the history of human beings " is surely over the top.

But seriously, I think Pat says that only because they were saying Kenny G was jazz and, as a jazz player, he was ofended.

If Kenny G is THAT bad, just picture what he'd say about Justin Bieber!

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Sun Nov 13, 2011 3:28 am

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Re: Pat Metheny on Kenny G

Kenny Who?

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Sun Nov 13, 2011 10:58 am

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Re: Pat Metheny on Kenny G

Kenny G is great! I really mean that. I love smooth jazz

Sun Nov 13, 2011 12:05 pm

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Re: Pat Metheny on Kenny G

Pao wrote:

Kenny G is great! I really mean that. I love smooth jazz

You will be contacted by Metheney's representatives within the hour.....

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Sun Nov 13, 2011 5:48 pm

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Re: Pat Metheny on Kenny G

Kenny G really doesn't sound like Jazz.

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Sun Nov 13, 2011 5:51 pm

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Re: Pat Metheny on Kenny G

I've never been able to appreciate Kenny G's music but I also can't appreciate Pat Metheny as a person.Pat Metheny - Brilliant musician but a douchebag.

If I had a choice of which of the two to crack a beer with, it'd be Kenny.

Sun Nov 13, 2011 5:53 pm

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Re: Pat Metheny on Kenny G

I'd like to think that Kenny G is a sell out. But that doesn't make him any different from the guys who play covers in their YouTube channels by posting their "own version" and in a way getting like a billion subscribers, then eventually started posting their own stuff and since they have subscribers already they're all like yay cool.

I honestly was annoyed at first about that, cause my YT channel has shitty views as well. I covered an Anime song and it gets more (and faster) views than my original song. I did that when I was bored, the labor doesn't equate to it. So I initially thought it was unfair. So for people to listen to my crap, I have to lure them in first with sell out stuff? I dunno.

But Kenny G is still a great musician and I like his music. Yeah I don't really consider it as jazz much but smooth jazz is kind of really like that. I think Kenny G is sort of like a bridge towards better music. Since his music is so "appealing" and "easy" to the ears of many, if they like him, maybe eventually they'd like other jazz musicians as well. I, for one, love fusion and what not but I never forced that music on any of my friends because I know they won't appreciate it as regular good music nor would they "understand" it (speaking for musicians). I honestly wouldn't slap in some Tribal Tech immediately to someone who wants to get into fusion, but maybe some Guthrie would be nice, right? Maybe eventually Holdsworth if that person really gets into it.

Like one person on YouTube said on some video I saw, they will find this music and these musicians when their ears are ready.

Pat Metheny is totally right though. It's tough when you say jazz and people immediately think of like Kenny G. How I look at it though, is that it's the same with Pop too (though not as devastating?). Not all Pop = Bieber. I mean Michael Jackson is pop but he's super awesome right?

I propose that people stop using music genres and stick with two: good and bad

Sun Nov 13, 2011 6:09 pm

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Re: Pat Metheny on Kenny G

Pao wrote:

But Kenny G is still a great musician and I like his music.

I will be the 1st to defend your right to listen to whatever the heck you want to, even if Pat may disapprove.

Music, like so many other forms of art, is relative.Why not listen to what makes you happy?

Personally, I prefer Metheny to G., but Kenny G. must be doing something right to be so successful. He is easy to listen to.

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Sun Nov 13, 2011 6:35 pm

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Re: Pat Metheny on Kenny G

If you guys think Metheny is brutal...you guys should hear some of the things Scott Hendo told me about what he thinks about Kenny G.

Wed Nov 16, 2011 9:21 am

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Re: Pat Metheny on Kenny G

Refried Bean wrote:

If you guys think Metheny is brutal...you guys should hear some of the things Scott Hendo told me about what he thinks about Kenny G.

LMAO. I could just imagine. Scott's way of talking is really funny. LET'S HEAR IT.

Wed Nov 16, 2011 9:34 am

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Re: Pat Metheny on Kenny G

Pao wrote:

Refried Bean wrote:

If you guys think Metheny is brutal...you guys should hear some of the things Scott Hendo told me about what he thinks about Kenny G.

LMAO. I could just imagine. Scott's way of talking is really funny. LET'S HEAR IT.

almost along the lines of "that pos should die"

There's more than that of course...but I don't know. That gives you kind of an idea of how much he hates him

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